Course Overview

This course prepares participants in the development, promotion, and maintenance of workplace policies and programs that ensure the physical, mental, and social well-being of employees so as to enhance productivity, reduce health management costs, and lower the rate of absenteeism in the organization.

This training will bring you into the world of occupational health, by examples and facts about the size of the problem. You will also learn about legislation and different actors working on the topic occupational Health.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, trainees will be able to:

• Explain that occupational health and safety is more than accident prevention – that it encompasses all aspects of working conditions
• Explain the role of health representatives in occupational health
• Recognize a number of occupational hazards and some of the types of work generally associated with those hazards
• Explain ways in which hazardous waste can enter the body and how to prevent them from entering the body
• Understand fire safety and how to conduct a fire drill 

Course Content

• Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety
• Occupational Hazards and Accidents
• Office Safety
• Work Ergonomic and Safe Work Procedure
• Fire safety and emergency response plan

Training Format:

• All materials are made available through our Online Learning Platform
• Students should commit approximately 5-6 hours of their time per week

Materials Provided:

Online delivery of curriculum materials, exercises, and templates.

Assignments:

In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to submit assignments at the end of every month.

Course duration: 6 months

Regions Targeted: Global

Courses Fees: €1000